"Did you come with Second Young Master Xiao?" Ren Yaoqi asked with a smile.
Zhu Ruomei shook her head: "After I got well a few days ago, the son asked me to go back to Yunyang City to see my mother. The son said that there will be things for me to handle for a while. I'm coming to Baihe Town to see Uncle Yuan and the others, and I want to ask Fifth Young Lady if there is anything I can help you with."
"You don't have to be with Second Young Master Xiao?" Ren Yaoqi asked when he heard what he said.
Zhu Ruomei grinned, shook her head and said, "I will listen to your son and will let me stay in Baihe Town in the future."
Seeing Ren Yaoqi a little surprised, Zhu Ruomei lowered her voice and whispered: "I should be allowed to stay in the White Dragon Temple, but I haven't yet explained what I want to do."
Bailong Temple? Ren Yaoqi pondered a little, and combined with the news she had heard from Dongsheng before, she guessed that Xiao Jingxi's letting Zhu Ruomei stay in Bailong Temple should have something to do with the temple's Tibetan soldiers.
Zhu Ruomei had a general talent in the last life, so this is a good thing for him.
"Although Second Young Master Xiao didn't ask you to go to the Yanbei Palace with him, he must have his intentions for this arrangement." Ren Yaoqi was worried that Zhu Ruomei thought that Xiao Jingxi didn't pay attention to him and would make this arrangement, so he whispered. .
"Don't worry, Fifth Young Lady, I can save it." Zhu Ruomei nodded.
After a pause, he said again: "If Fifth Young Lady needs help with anything in the future, let someone from the Yuan family speak to me. As long as it is what I wish Ruomei did, I will never refuse."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing, and said jokingly: "I don't have the courage to rob the second son of Xiao."
Zhu Ruomei smiled embarrassedly when she heard the words, but then said seriously: "Second son Xiao said, as long as I do what he told me to do, I won't give me too many restrictions. Don't worry."
Ren Yaoqi raised his eyebrows secretly when he heard the words, Xiao Jingxi is so generous
But if that's the case, it would be better.
What she lacks most now is the outside manpower. The manpower in the inner courtyard can be cultivated by herself, but it is difficult to find reliable personnel in the outer courtyard.
So she smiled and said, "You have a heart. If you need your help with something, I will ask someone to find you."
Zhu Ruomei grinned again, and Ren Yaoqi found that this tall and strong looking man was actually a person who loved to laugh very much.
It was just past noon, it should have been time for dinner, but in this small alley, there was not a single person except Xiao Jinglin's carriage and a few of them who were blocked in the middle of the alley. When they came in, they could still see a few people The salesman with the cargo load and the passersby who are in a hurry are deserted at the moment.
"This alley is so remote? Isn't Mrs. Mo no business here?" Ren Yaoqi noticed this problem and couldn't help asking.
When Zhu Ruomei heard the words, she glanced around, but whispered: "Second son Xiao explained a few words to Tongde beside him when he left, and then Tongde left for a while, and soon after this alley It's clean. Although the fifth lady can't see anyone else, there are actually many people from the Yanbei Palace in this alley. Come in."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words. When Xiao Jingxi left, he ordered someone to clear the field
Are you afraid that someone would break in and disturb Xiao Jinglin? However, with Xiao Jinglin's temperament, she should not care about these things. When they came in before, although Xiao Jinglin also said that there were guards in the dark, she never stopped others from entering the alley.
Ren Yaoqi was guessing at random, and Zhu Ruomei said: "Fifth Miss, the sun is shining here, why don't you get in the car first? I'll be staying at Yuan Dayong's house for the next few days. If you have something to do, ask someone to come to Yuan's house to find me. ."
Ren Yaoqi saw that Xiao Jinglin had already got into the car to wait for her, and it was not good for people to wait for her for too long, so he nodded and walked towards the carriage.
Zhu Ruomei watched her get on the carriage, and he turned to leave when the carriage drove away from the alley.
After Ren Yaoqi got in the car, Xiao Jinglin nodded and told Dong Sheng who was outside to drive away, without asking what Ren Yaoqi and Zhu Ruomei said.
The carriage drove away from the alley, Ren Yaoqi deliberately paid attention to the entrance of the alley, and sure enough he saw two people dressed as guards guarding him.
The carriage stopped on the street in front, and Ren Yaoqi ordered Apple to get out of the car to call up the maids and old ladies who were left in the teahouse and go back to Ren's house together.
"Do the princess and Mrs. Mo's family know each other?" Ren Yaoqi casually chatted with Xiao Jinglin.
Xiao Jinglin nodded: "Mo Kai was originally a veteran stationed at Jiajing Pass. A few years ago, he encountered a small group of Liao cavalry when he took people out of the city for patrol. The two sides were fighting together, and Mo Kai found that group of people were covering one. The scout let him escape and chased after him alone, but he didn't want to, but he encountered another pair of Liao cavalry. Because he was outnumbered, Mo Kai, fearing that the scout would have unfavorable information on our army, pulled him to the vault and rolled down. off the cliff."
Mo Kai should be the husband of Sister-in-law Mo and the father of Mo Xiaoliang.
Ren Yaoqi was silent for a moment after hearing the words: "Does Mo Xiaoliang have another brother?"
Xiao Jinglin nodded lightly: "Well, although Mo Kai's eldest son Mo Xiaolong is young, he is a very good scout soldier. But last winter, he disappeared during a mission."
As a scout, if you go missing, you usually die quietly somewhere, and many scouts can't find the corpse. This is a normal thing in the army. It is impossible for Mo Xiaolong to be alive after being missing for so long.
No wonder…
Although Xiao Jinglin's tone was light, Ren Yaoqi felt a little heavy when she heard it.
The two did not speak again along the way.
The carriage soon arrived at the door of Ren's house, Xiao Jinglin lifted the curtain of the car and glanced at the door of Ren's house, and said to Ren Yaoqi, "I won't go in."
Ren Yaoqi knew that Xiao Jinglin might not be used to the life in the inner courtyard, nor did he like chatting and laughing with the ladies in the boudoir, nodded and smiled: "Then I'll go back first. By the way, when will the princess leave? Baihe Town?"
Xiao Jinglin thought for a while: "I came with Xiao Jingxi this time, and I won't stay for long. I should return to Yunyang City tomorrow at the latest."
"If the county master still needs someone to accompany you on a trip, he will send someone to find me." Ren Yaoqi blinked.
Xiao Jinglin curled her lips when she heard the words, and nodded slightly.
Ren Yaoqi got off the carriage and entered the Ren residence.
Before reaching the second gate, the old woman hurriedly ran out of it, walked to Ren Yaoqi and said with a smile, "Miss Fifth, are you back? The old lady and the old lady are waiting for you in the Ronghua Courtyard, and they ordered the servants. As soon as I see you entering the house, I will call you over."
When Ren Yaoqi heard the words, he was not surprised at all, nodded, and followed the old woman from Ronghuayuan to see Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Ren.
Originally, the old lady Ren should have finished her lunch and was going to take a nap at this time, but today she was sitting on the Nankang in the right room with the old lady Ren and talking.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming in, Mrs. Ren first smiled and said, "The fifth girl is back? Have you eaten yet?"
The old lady Ren also looked at Ren Yaoqi and smiled, the dimples on her face made her look extra kind: "There is still hot hibiscus soup in the small kitchen."
Ren Yaoqi stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you grandfather and grandmother for remembering that my granddaughter has already eaten."
The old lady Ren waved to her, pointed to the position beside her and said, "Come here and sit and talk."
Ren Yaoqi looked at the "throne" next to Mrs. Ren, thought for a while, bowed her head and stepped forward, but sat on the small Jintu next to her. She said shyly: "The granddaughter should sit here, and listen to the teachings of grandfather and grandmother."
The old man stroked his beard and laughed.
The old lady Ren said angrily: "You child..." She thought she was shy and shy, but she no longer insisted.
"Where did you go to play with the county master today?" Mr. Ren finally started to ask.
"First, I went for a walk outside the city and found that there was nothing to do outside the city, so I went back to the city. Because the county owner doesn't love crowded places, I randomly found an inconspicuous small shop for lunch. After that I came back." Ren Yaoqi said honestly.
"Oh? Outside the city? Is it right near our Renjia coal kiln?" Mrs. Ren said thoughtfully.
Ren Yaoqi's heart turned secretly, what does Mrs. Ren mean? Could it be that Xiao Jinglin had impure motives for finding the Ren family, and that the Yanbei Palace was interested in the Ren family's coal kiln
But he said without a pause: "Originally, the granddaughter hadn't noticed it, but the granddaughter remembered it when my grandfather said that. We also encountered a camel caravan from Ren's family carrying coal on the way. I think it should be near the coal kiln."
Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Ren looked at each other, and they both had deep thoughts in their eyes.
"What did the princess talk about with you? Did you mention anything about our Ren family?" asked old lady Ren.
Ren Yaoqi thought about it for a while: "I didn't say anything about the Ren family. I just chatted with me for a while about the horses and camels that transport coal."
Grandpa Ren frowned and pondered: "Horse and camel?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded.
"Is there anything else? I heard that the county master asked you to send everyone around you, leaving only a girl to serve?" the old lady asked again.
"The county lord said that she didn't like being followed around, so I sent everyone away. The county lord always told me about some things she encountered outside the customs, and also asked me how I passed the time in the boudoir. Don't I don't know what the old lady is referring to?" Ren Yaoqi asked in confusion.
"The county master came to Baihe Town alone this time?" Mrs. Ren asked.
"It seems that he came with the second son of the Xiao family. The second son of Xiao wants to do something, so the county master came to me."
The old lady Ren smiled more and more kindly: "Then how long will they stay in Baihe Town? Since you are familiar with the county master, why should our Ren family do our best as a landlord and have a good dinner. It would be even better if the Second Young Master invites you."
The old man also smiled and nodded: "Your grandmother is right, can you see if you can post another post for the county master?"